The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which is Prefixed an Essay on Elocution. By W. Enfield, ...A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1794 - 405 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 27
Page 100
... praise the easy vigour of a line , Where Denham's strength , and Waller's sweetness join . True cafe in writing comes from art , not chance , As thofe move eafieft who have learned to dance . ' Tis not enough , no harfhnefs gives ...
... praise the easy vigour of a line , Where Denham's strength , and Waller's sweetness join . True cafe in writing comes from art , not chance , As thofe move eafieft who have learned to dance . ' Tis not enough , no harfhnefs gives ...
Page 103
... praise that's worth ambition , is attain'd By fenfe alone , and dignity of mind . Virtue , the ftrength and beauty of the foul , Is the best gift of heav'n : a happiness That even above the fmiles and frowns of Fate Exalts great ...
... praise that's worth ambition , is attain'd By fenfe alone , and dignity of mind . Virtue , the ftrength and beauty of the foul , Is the best gift of heav'n : a happiness That even above the fmiles and frowns of Fate Exalts great ...
Page 112
... praise ; At least , their own ; their future selves applauds ; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's , to Wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but ...
... praise ; At least , their own ; their future selves applauds ; How excellent that life they ne'er will lead ! Time lodg'd in their own hands is Folly's vails ; That lodg'd in Fate's , to Wifdom they confign ; The thing they can't but ...
Page 115
... praises of his fon ; if then thy soul , Spurning the yoke of thefe inglorious days , Mix in their deeds and kindle with their flame : Say , when the prospect blackens on thy view , When rooted from the base , heroic ftates Mourn in the ...
... praises of his fon ; if then thy soul , Spurning the yoke of thefe inglorious days , Mix in their deeds and kindle with their flame : Say , when the prospect blackens on thy view , When rooted from the base , heroic ftates Mourn in the ...
Page 144
... praise to dif grace one's illuftrious ancestors , than to become illuftrious by his own good behaviour ? What if I can fhew no ftatues of my family ? I can fhew the ftandards , the armour , and the trappings , which I have myfelf taken ...
... praise to dif grace one's illuftrious ancestors , than to become illuftrious by his own good behaviour ? What if I can fhew no ftatues of my family ? I can fhew the ftandards , the armour , and the trappings , which I have myfelf taken ...
Contents
79 | |
87 | |
88 | |
97 | |
107 | |
113 | |
119 | |
136 | |
145 | |
158 | |
168 | |
179 | |
210 | |
291 | |
297 | |
309 | |
324 | |
332 | |
351 | |
357 | |
366 | |
372 | |
379 | |
389 | |
395 | |
401 | |
Other editions - View all
The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ... No preview available - 2020 |
Common terms and phrases
affurance againſt army Balaam becauſe beſt bofom breaft Brutus Cæfar cauſe CHAP confider dæmons defire eternal fafe faid fame father fecure feems fenfe ferve fervice fhall fhew fide fince firft firſt fmile fome fomething fool foon foul fpeaking ftate ftill fubject fuch fure happineſs happy hath heart Heav'n himſelf honour houſe intereft itſelf juft juſt king laft laſt lefs lord meaſures mind moft moſt Mufe muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never o'er obferve occafion ourſelves paffion pafs pain perfon pleaſe pleaſure poffible poor pow'r praiſe prefent raiſe reaſon reft rife ſay Scythians ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould SIR JOHN ſmall ſpeak ſpirit ſpreads ſtand ſtate ſtep STERL ſtill ſuch Syphax tears thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro uncle Toby uſe virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſdom yourſelf youth